IPC Acute Food Insecurity Country Data for Uganda Since 2017

IPC Acute Food Insecurity (IPC AFI) classification data provides strategically relevant information for decision makers focusing on short-term objectives to prevent or mitigate severe food insecurity. This data has been produced by National IPC Technical Working Groups for IPC population estimates since 2017, based on official country population estimates and published IPC reports. The dataset is available in GEOJSON and CSV formats.

Use Cases

• Monitor acute food insecurity trends based on IPC classification phases
• Map food insecurity severity for Uganda based on IPC population estimates
• Support short-term humanitarian decision-making based on IPC AFI strategic information
• Analyze changes in food insecurity over time based on data produced since 2017

Strengths

• Data produced by National IPC Technical Working Groups, indicating institutional authority
• IPC population estimates based on official country population figures
• IPC estimates published in country IPC reports, suggesting formal validation
• Data available in both tabular (CSV) and geospatial (GEOJSON) formats

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)

Collection Method

Produced by National IPC Technical Working Groups using official country population estimates and IPC analysis.

Time Range

Since 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 04:21:36.754718

Geography

Uganda